The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A new silk-mill, recently started at
Harrisburg, Pa, employs four hundred
hands.
An engine in use in the zinc mines
near Friedensville, Pa, is fed by six
teen boilers, and is of five thousand
horsepower. 1t is said to be the largest
one in the world.
The ups and downs of oil region
towns are shown in the statement that
ten years ago the post-office at Elk C.y
was worth, it is said, $4,000. Now it
is worth $100.-Pitsburqh Post.
Rules at the Washington Territory
penitentiary require the hair on the
right side of the head to be shaved off
while that on the left side is allowed to
remain in its normal ondition.-Chica-
90 Times.
AT Sag Harbor, Me-, twelve-year-
old Albert Nickerson daily sits down to
the table with his father and mother,
grandfather and grandmother, and
great-grandfather and two great-grand-
mothers.
Two very ancient skeletons, sup.
posed to antedate the present abor-
igines, have been unearthed two miles
north of Tucson, Arizona. They were
in a sitting position and encased in .
wall of powders.
The organ grinders of New York
City have trades union of 1872 MEM
bers. Each one has particular route.
and when man dies or returns to
Italy his route is sold to the highest
bidder. The grinders average So or 81
day in coppers.-M. Y. Sun.
A great many society women in
New York now take long walks for
health's sake. There is large number
of ladies who allow no bad weather
short of rain-storm to prevent them
from taking their daily morning con.
stitutional.-M. Y. Mail.
Mrs. Granville Moody, of Peters.
burg, Va, sat in court room of that
county and heard her husband of one
week sentenced to eight years imprison-
ment for forgery. Then she threw her
arms around his neck and asked to be
committed with him. but the hard
hearted sheriff refused her request.
Some idea of the wonderful progress
now being made in microscopical sci
ence may be formed by the fact, as
stated by the president of the British
Association lately, that results are now
attained in this line which mathema-
ticians five years ago declared to be
impossible.
The numbers from to 100 inclusive
can be arranged in the following num-
Der of different ways: 12,078, 962, O75,-
413,761, APO, 179, 707, 267, 059, 745, 94S, 772,-
O06, 266, 575. 175. 433, 1885,, 1866, 269 742, O75,-
873,051, 543, $40, 916, All, 457, 1893, 43O, $780,
$50, 102, 9O7, 236, 1854, 045, 672, 1896, 1854 fol-
lowed by "a ciphers-in all SO figures.
Chicago Times.
Near Willow Greek, CAL, few
days ago Mexican was riding along
on his horse with the reins tied to his
wrist and playing harmonica, when
the horse got frightened at the noise
and commenced bucking, throwing him
off, and as he was unable to unfasten
the reins from his wrist, he was dragged
to death.
A curious event happened during
Justice Grantham's last circuit in En-
gland. A man was brought up, and,
having been convicted principally upon
the evidence of an old woman, was sem
fenced to term of Imprisonment. Inn
mediately after it was discovered that
the old woman not only knew nothing
about the case, but was actually wit
ness in another case at the same as
sizes, and had been called by mistake.
Not long ago widow and widower
near Indiana, Pa, consoled each other
by marrying, and few weeks AFTER
ward they drove to town. While the
husband was doing some business the
wife stepped around to the undertaker's
to pay for his services at her late hus-
bands funeral. The bill had scarcely
been receipted when the husband put
in an appearance and proceeded to paw
the undertaken for services at his late
wife's funeral. It is said they were
mutually surprised Cleveland Leader.
Two friends in car were speaking
of brilliant wedding which had taken
place at Judge Bogsley's the night be-
fore, when one of them said: II had
an invitation, but did not avail myself
of it. Iregret now that I did not 60"
A man who had taken no part in the
conversation remarked: II attended a
wedding at the Judges once, and regret
that did go.'' ''Were you not treated
wellP' 20, yes" "Why, then, do
you regret having gonep'' Because,
on the occasion, married one of the
Judges daughters. "-Arkansaw Trav-
eler.
The basket sociable," popular in
Texas, is described as follows: each
young lady is to provide a handsome
basket containing lunch for two. These
baskets will be for sale to the gentle
men present, and each purchaser will
be entitled to the privilege of entertain-
ing for the evening the lady whose